Miss Universe Japan 2010

Maiko Itai, 25 years old, a former city hall employee from Oita in Kyushu won the 2010 Miss Universe Japan title at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo. Maiko Usuki is a native of Usuki in Oita Prefecture and studied Portuguese at Sophia University. She will compete in Miss Universe this September. Momoka Yoshida and Moeko Fukuda were the runners-up.